"O soft embalmer of the still midnight!Shutting, with careful fingers and benign,Our gloom-pleas'd eyes, embower'd from the light,Enshaded in forgetfulness divine;O soothest Sleep! if so it please thee, close,In midst of this thine hymn, my willing eyes.Or wait the Amen, ere thy poppy throwsAround my bed its lulling charities;Then save me, or the passed day will shineUpon my pillow, breeding many woes;Save me from curious conscience, that still hoardsIts strength for darkness, burrowing like a mole;Turn the key deftly in the oiled wards,And seal the hushed casket of my soul." John Keats---------------

Artist's Notes: An afternoon to myself... inspiration from a fantastic stock photo... an old vision brought to life. Of all the fairy tales of my childhood, Sleeping Beauty was my favorite. I wonder what Aurora dreamed, as she lay sleeping for those long, long years.

Lovely mood you've captured. Art is, for me, as much the evocation of a mood as it is about artistic skill. You've obviously got the ability to capture both!

Sleeping Beauty was also one of my favorite fairytales. I wonder, have you ever read "Spindle's End" by Robin McKinley? It was a retelling of the classic tale, which "explains" somethings that happen in the story. It really is a wonderful tale, losing none of its fairytale quality, simply expanding on the story.

Hi! Thank you so much for your interest! I'm flattered you would use my picture for the project - alas, the model who I used does not allow any usage of her picture outside of DeviantArt. If you are interested in using this for a project, you will need to ask =Kittyd-Stock for permission. Sorry!

This deviation has been chosen as a feature of the week
on *Word-worth-1000-pics which is a community project
promoting visual art deviants
It has been found from the word : "VISION "
you can see it featured here: [link]

How gorgeous! The lighting is excellent; it gives such a nice, soft club on the character. And the details are such a great finishing touch to this work: the mouse hiding within the folds of her dress, the nest sitting near the woman and the detailed forest background. Excellent manipulation